Athletics vs Royals Today: First Pitch & Moneyline
First pitch Mon 7:40 PM ET. Moneyline: Athletics +170 (BetRivers) at Royals -173 (Circa) — best prices across 28 books. Full line, total, and props on the live MLB odds screen.
The Oakland Athletics @ Kansas City Royals board opens with Jac Caglianone at +420 to homer. Every priced bat for tonight is below, with the best book on each.
Home Run Board for This Game
| Player | Best HR Price | Best Book | Implied | Books |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jac Caglianone (KC) | +420 | Fanatics | 19.2% | 35 |
| Bobby Witt Jr. (KC) | +490 | Kalshi | 16.9% | 34 |
| Carter Jensen (KC) | +495 | PolymarketUS 🎁 | 16.8% | 34 |
| Salvador Perez (KC) | +500 | Polymarket 🎁 | 16.7% | 35 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino (KC) | +550 | Bet365 | 15.4% | 4 |
| Zack Gelof (OAK) | +631 | PolymarketUS 🎁 | 13.7% | 32 |
| Lawrence Butler (OAK) | +691 | PolymarketUS 🎁 | 12.6% | 35 |
| Michael Massey (KC) | +763 | PolymarketUS 🎁 | 11.6% | 34 |
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Expert picks for this game
These are real plays from OddsShopper experts you can follow on Tails:
- JediModi on Tails (#9 on the MLB Most Profit leaderboard) likes Jac Caglianone Over 0.5 Total Home Runs (+405). Bet now → DraftKings
- BGrebbs on Tails likes Zack Gelof Over 0.5 Total Home Runs (+605). Bet now → Fanatics
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Tonight's Other Home Run Boards
Every game on the slate gets the same board: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Boston Red Sox · Atlanta Braves @ Minnesota Twins · Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays · Chicago White Sox @ Chicago Cubs · Detroit Tigers @ Pittsburgh Pirates · Los Angeles Dodgers @ Colorado Rockies · Miami Marlins @ Philadelphia Phillies · San Diego Padres @ New York Mets · St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds. The MLB Home Run Picks hub ranks the top prices across all of them.
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